OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Advanced Robotics is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Automation in steep terrain agriculture: an optimal controller to prevent tipping and slipping of tethered robots on slopes	51
Individual axis control for industrial robots by posture-variant dynamic compensation and feedback control using the FDTD method	49
Special issue on software framework for Robot system integration	30
A method for service robot development based on a design structure matrix	28
Estimation of articulated angle in six-wheeled dump trucks using multiple GNSS receivers for autonomous driving	27
MONOLITh: a soft non-pneumatic foam robot with a functional mesh skin for use in delicate environments	22
Individual adaptation and social attributes in a handshake robot with CPG control	19
HumanoidBot: framework for integrating full-body humanoid robot with open-domain chat system	18
Extended state observer-based synergetic control for n-DOF robot manipulators using joint position measurements only	17
Correction	17
Development of compact revolute electro-hydrostatic actuator module and evaluation of its backdrivability and internal leakage	16
Learning global spatial information for multi-view object-centric models	16
Dynamic estimation of an object's center-of-mass direction: a novel control method for robotic interaction in uncertain environments	15
Special issue on online motion planning and model predictive control	15
Enhancing social robot's direct gaze expression through vestibulo-ocular movements	14
Compact water pump and its application to self-contained soft robot hand for vegetable factory	14
SGNet: a fast and accurate semantic segmentation network based on semantic guidance	13
Can smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulate physically realistic movements of underwater vehicles?	13
Semiautonomous recovery system from a stuck state of an articulated mobile robot	13
Human-guided motion planner with perception awareness for assistive aerial teleoperation	13
Hierarchical Bayesian model for the transfer of knowledge on spatial concepts based on multimodal information	12
Excavation by snake robots with fins and a drill	12
Anomaly triplet-net: progress recognition model using deep metric learning considering occlusion for manual assembly work	12
Task board for the World Robot Summit 2020	12
Special Issue on Advanced Technologies for Augmenting Canine–Human Communication	11

IoTouch: whole-body tactile sensing technology toward the tele-touch	11
Special issue on embodied intelligence-understanding animal locomotion and its robotic implementations	11
Beyond jamming grippers: granular material in robotics	10
SegVisRL: development of a robot's neural visuomotor and planning system for lunar exploration	10
Predicting apparent personality from body language: benchmarking deep learning architectures for adaptive social human–robot interaction	10
Connectivity preserving decentralized UAV swarm navigation in obstacle-laden environments without explicit communication	9
Motion planning of a snake robot that moves in crowded pipes	9
Distributed sparse optimization for source localization over diffusion fields with cooperative spatiotemporal sensing	9
Virtual merge and split at intersection for vehicle platooning based on self-triggered pinning consensus control	9
Underactuated robotic hand for a fully automatic dishwasher based on grasp stability analysis*	9
Vision-aided precise positioning for long-reach robotic manipulators using local calibration	9
Smart quadruped robotics: a systematic review of design, control, sensing and perception	9
Special issue on world models and predictive coding in robotics (part II)	8
Control of swarm behavior for a batteryless and sensorless small jumping robot using wireless power supply	8
Distributed control for flock navigation using nonlinear model predictive control	8
A study on design and moving behavior of meal partner robots that can perform eating behavior expression	8
Correction	8
Special issue on multimodal processing and robotics for dialogue systems (Part II)	8
Dynamic modeling and crawling gait control of six-strut spherical tensegrity robot	8
Temperament estimation of toddlers from child–robot interaction with explainable artificial intelligence	8
PointpartNet: 3D point-cloud registration via deep part-based feature extraction	8
Numerical method for inverse kinematics using an extended angle-axis vector to avoid deadlock caused by joint limits*	8
Exploring the potential of service robots in guiding patients and assisting mobility in medical facilities	8
A framework of explanation generation toward reliable autonomous robots	8
Adaptive finite-time model estimation and control for manipulator visual servoing using sliding mode control and neural networks	7
Unsupervised lexical acquisition of relative spatial concepts using spoken user utterances	7
Toward robot-agnostic home appliance operation: a task execution framework using motion primitives, ontology, and GUI	7
Effects of medication and dual tasking on postural sway in Parkinson’s disease: A pilot case study	7
Evaluating imitation and rule-based behaviors of eye contact and blinking using an android for conversation	7
Improvement in rotational performance by periodic tensile change of a torque transmission wire: basic experimental verification using a single straight wire	7
Platooning control of drones with real-time deep learning object detection	7
Towards canine brain–computer interfaces (BCIs)	7
Control technique of a V-shaped in-pipe robot composed of two underactuated roll-pitch joints	7
Arched snap motor: power flow analysis	6
Energy-aware trajectory planning for planetary rovers	6
Autonomous manipulator for depalletizing mixedly piled products of various kinds via object recognition including deep-learning-based boundary detection	6
Bipedal Robot running: human-like actuation timing using fast and slow adaptations	6
Map completion from partial observation using the global structure of multiple environmental maps	6
An effective swimming stroke recognition system utilizing deep learning based on inertial measurement units	6
Development of a restroom cleaning system for convenience stores	6
PMOD-Net: point-cloud-map-based metric scale obstacle detection by using a monocular camera	6
Robotic denudation of zygotes	6
Safe robust adaptive control under both parametric and nonparametric uncertainty	6
ForceMapping: learning visual-force features from vision for soft objects manipulation	6
Development of a method for attaching thin films to curved surfaces using a bipolar electrostatic chuck with a collective beam structure	6
Simulation of autonomous rhythm and gait generation in quadrupedal locomotion with hindlegs	5
Explainable autonomous robots in continuous state space based on graph-structured world model	5
Load-side acceleration control based on load-side velocity disturbance observer for geared actuator	5
Radiation distribution estimation with a non-directional detector using a plane source model*	5
Configuration-aware model predictive motion planning for Tractor–Trailer Mobile Robot	5

Will you listen to a robot? Effects of robot ability, task complexity, and risk on human decision-making	5
3-Dimensional construction of the modularized rail structure in various posture conditions	5
Tip-over prevention system based on motion prediction for teleoperated excavator	5
Nonlinear model predictive control for robust bipedal locomotion: exploring angular momentum and CoM height changes	5
Online motion planning based on swept volume search with replanning using sequential quadratic programming	5
Automatic data collection for object detection and grasp-position estimation with mobile robots and invisible markers	5
Development and evaluation of a search-and-rescue robot Paripreksya 2.0 for WRS 2020	5
Motion control of a snake robot on multiple inclined planes	5
Constrained footstep planning using model-based reinforcement learning in virtual constraint-based walking	5
Correction	5
Behavioral learning of dish rinsing and scrubbing based on interruptive direct teaching considering assistance rate	5
Feedback control of an encountered-type haptic interface using MR fluid and servomotors for displaying cutting and restoring force of soft tissue	5
Nearest neighbor future captioning: generating descriptions for possible collisions in object placement tasks	5
Terrain-aware traverse planning for a Mars sample return rover	5
Integrating force and vision feedback for flexible assembly system	5
Verification experiment of stocking and disposal tasks by automatic shelf and mobile single-arm manipulation robot	5
Correction	5
Improving user's sense of participation in robot-driven dialogue	5
Special issue on industrial robot technology – selected papers from WRS 2020	5
Proprioceptive feedback design for gait synchronization in collective undulatory robots	4
Visualization system in a third-person view for the teleoperation of a snake-like robot	4
A lifting approach to learning-based self-triggered control with Gaussian processes	4
Planning on topological map using omnidirectional images and spherical CNNs*	4
Special issue on control, mechatronics, and integrated design for physical human support	4
Model-based motion planning in POMDPs with temporal logic specifications	4
Whole-body momentum control with linear quadratic state incremental walking pattern generation and a centroidal moment pivot balancing strategy for humanoid robots	4
Obstacle avoidance flocking motion in multi-agent systems with limited sensing radius and heterogeneous input constraints	4
A comparative study of manipulator teleoperation methods for debris retrieval phase in nuclear power plant decommissioning	4
Correction	4
Viscoelasticity estimation of sports prosthesis by energy-minimizing inverse kinematics and its validation by forward dynamics	4
Motion sensor-based haptic master controller with finger band soft actuator for surgical robots	4
Co-scale cross-attentional transformer for rearrangement target detection	4
Development of a robot hand with four primitive motions for efficient assembly of various ingredients in Bento boxes	4
Actuator fault-tolerant control allocation for cooperative transportation of multiple omnidirectional mobile robots	4
Time-switching patrolling controller for holonomic and nonholonomic multi-robot systems	4
Path tracking control of a snake robot with a passive joint	4
Augmented reality and mixed reality behavior navigation system for telexistence remote assistance	4
Lyapunov-based approach to event-triggered control with self-triggered sampling	3
Wide angular range dynamic projection mapping method applied to drone-based avatar robot	3
Team Tidyboy at the WRS 2020: a modular software framework for home service robots	3
Stable posture tracking for modular spatial hyper-redundant serial arms using selective control points	3
Kinematic modeling and formability analysis of revolved bodies formed by origami waterbomb units based on a chain-like layer-building method	3
Robots and emotion: a survey of trends, classifications, and forms of interaction	3
Evaluation of CNN algorithm at locomotion mode identification for a knee-assisted exoskeleton	3
Robust cabbage recognition and automatic harvesting under environmental changes	3
A low computation-cost locomotion control for underwater snake robot based on Monte Carlo model predictive control and curvature derivative control	3
Special issue on control technology for networked and distributed robotics (Part II)	3
Fast Bayesian graph update for SLAM	3
Special issue on Improving Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) Through Safe Human-Robot Collaboration	3
Device design of double side slider type mechanical ventilator using bag valve mask and complication of a constant pressure control	3
Extended balance stabilization control for humanoid robot on rotational slope based on seesaw-inverted-pendulum model	3
Density estimation based soft actor-critic: deep reinforcement learning for static output feedback control with measurement noise	3
Online tangible robot programming: interactive automation method from teleoperation of manipulation task	3
Early-stage modeling and analysis of continuum compliant structure for multi-DOF endoluminal forceps using pseudo-rigid-body model	3
Semiotically adaptive cognition: toward the realization of remotely-operated service robots for the new normal symbiotic society	3
Latissimus-dorsi-inspired wire mechanism for improving energy efficiency of quadruped robot locomotion	3
Graph-based SLAM using architectural floor plans without loop closure	3
Accuracy improvement of cooperative localization using UAV and UGV	3
Real-world cooking robot system from recipes based on food state recognition using foundation models and PDDL	3
Comparative anatomy of quadruped robots and animals: a review	3
Simple open-set recognition combining metric learning and anomaly detection	3
Localizability based path planning on occupancy grid maps	3
Control, intervention, and behavioral economics over human social networks against COVID-19	3
An open-source software framework for reinforcement learning-based control of tracked robots in simulated indoor environments	3
Detecting cultural identity via robotic sensor data to understand differences during human-robot interaction	3
Correction	3
A multi-site language study on child-robot dialogues	3
Special issue on recent advances in nonlinear robot control technology (Part II)	3
Design and implementation of a multi-DOF hand and basic motions for rope-knotting tasks	3
Dream to posture: visual posturing of a tendon-driven hand using world model and muscle synergies	3
Survey and perspective on social emotions in robotics	3
Development of display and disposal work system for convenience stores using dual-arm robot	3